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iQueue for Infusion Centers Case Study – UCHealth

The University of Colorado Cancer Center in Denver is one of 72 elite NCI-designated Cancer Centers in the entire country and one of 33 NCCN Member Institutions and the only one in Colorado. Known worldwide for developing and setting new standards in the treatment of many types of cancer, it has 175 chairs spread across 10 centers and sees double-digit growth in treatment volumes every year.

Problem

  • Consistently operating at capacity
  • Frequent mid-day peaks and slow mornings and evenings
  • Frequent overflow in waiting rooms – long patient waiting times
  • Sometimes patients would wait for hours for chairs to become available

Solution

Leadership at UCHealth deployed iQueue for Infusion Centers at one of its centers with 28 chairs and 6 private rooms to create optimized infusion scheduling templates. After realizing significant results, iQueue for Infusion Centers was deployed at 6 additional centers that collectively added 104 more chairs.

iQueue for Infusion Centers uses data science and machine learning to create optimized scheduling templates in order to continuously maximize patient flow and chair usage.

Utilization Curve Before

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  • Frequent “mid-day” peaks and slow mornings and evenings
  • Frequent overflow in waiting rooms – long patient waiting times

Utilization Curve After

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  • Even workload throughout the day allows for more predictable schedules
  • Unlock capacity to help deal with unexpected delays and add-ons

Results

The following results were calculated by comparing the six month period post-iQueue launch to the analogous six months in the previous calendar year.

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Lower Waiting Times at Peak Hours
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Lower Average Waiting Time
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Higher Patient Volumes
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Lower Overtime Hours

What Our Customers are Saying

iQueue uses data science and machine learning to create optimized scheduling templates in order to continuously maximize patient flow and chair usage. The results were dramatic

Jamie Bachman – UCHealth

Former Executive Director, Oncology Services, UC Health

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